Trump tried appealing to women—then called one a "bimbo"

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 23, 2024 This weekend, Trump tried to do what many men courting women have before: pretend he is a feminist. In a late-night, all-caps [Truth Social rant]( on Friday, Trump vowed to make American women great again if he's reelected. Never mind the fact that he appointed three of the five Supreme Court justices who overruled Roe v. Wade or the fact that he was [found liable]( for sexual assault against a woman. The former president posted: "I WILL PROTECT WOMEN AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE.” And then, concluded, without providing any details on how, that women “WILL FINALLY BE HEALTHY, HOPEFUL, SAFE, AND SECURE. THEIR LIVES WILL BE HAPPY, BEAUTIFUL, AND GREAT AGAIN!” (All-caps is an interesting choice. You know what women love? Men yelling.) What prompted this? It's unclear, but it may have been related to Vice President Kamala Harris' [campaigning]( against abortion restrictions earlier on Friday, following ProPublica reports last week that identified the first two women believed to have died as a result of abortion bans instituted since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision: [Amber Thurman]( and [Candi Miller](. "The reality is, for every story we hear of the suffering under Trump abortion bans, there are so many of the stories we’re not hearing," Harris said on the campaign trail. Trump did not address the women's deaths in his post—but he did claim that women "WILL NO LONGER BE THINKING ABOUT ABORTION" if he's reelected, before proceeding to repeat his well-worn [litany of lies about it](. The truth is less rosy than Trump would have you believe: In his America, women don't have the autonomy to be great. And less than 12 hours after his Truth Social post, Trump's familiar misogyny had reemerged. He [branded]( MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle a "'dumb as a rock' bimbo" after she criticized him on Bill Maher's show. —Julianne McShane Advertisement [House Subscriptions Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [That Guy Who Overturned Roe Promises to Make Women Great Again]( Trump, who was found liable for sexual assault, said he would "PROTECT WOMEN AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE." BY JULIANNE MCSHANE MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   A HUGE OPPORTUNITY A generous board member just chipped in a $50,000 digital matching gift, and we need newsletter readers to help us make the most of it. [Any donation you make online from now until September 30]( will be matched dollar-for-dollar. You know the stakes right now. And with your support going twice as far, Mother Jones can lead the way these next 60 days in showing the corporate media how to cover the unique danger that Trump represents and not make the same mistakes they did in 2016 and 2020. Please help with a donation if you can—even just a few bucks helps. A [monthly gift]( would be incredible. [Donate Now]( [Trending] [Nick Fuentes’ failed “Groyper war” against Trump was a blatant attempt at platform manipulationÂ]( BY ANNA MERLAN   [Trump says this election will be his last if he loses.]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [Nebraska GOP state senator rejects Trump push to rig Electoral College]( BY ARI BERMAN   [Even solar energy’s biggest fans are underestimating it]( BY UMAIR IRFAN Advertisement [House Bookshop Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros”]( These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again. BY KIERA BUTLER Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755